Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-08-05
HOW TO BREED.


FnSldnu Horselneu WHO are breeding
upon Il small scale from sound. we'll
shaped young mares of Morgan descent,
whether they had better sell them and
replace them with others bred from pop
ular trotting strains This will depend
largely upon the financial circumstances
of the breeder, and the purpose for which
the produce is designed. Most of the
horse stock which sells young for fancy
prices, either for breeding or turf pur-
poses. i. bred from strains of the Hamble-
tonian, Mambrino Chief or Clay families
Many of them are raised upon the extern
sive breeding farms whose proprietors
are abundantly able to pay fancy prices
for choice brood mares.
! The average country breeder who raises
but two or three foals a year cannot eX-
| poet to compete with these large, finely
equipped breeding establishments in fur
nishing animals for stock purposes, but
must depend mainly for purchasers
among the business men OF our New Eng
! land cities and large manufacturing viii
lagos who drive for pleasure. Most of
these gentlemen prefer COMPREHENSIVE,
smoothly-turned. stylish, prompt-drving
animals, about 1872 in height, of a bay,
brown, chestnut or black color. sound
feet and legs, capable of reading ten or
twelve miles al hour with ease, and
speed enough to brush quarter in thirty
| five to forty seconds, with sufficient en-
durance to carry them to the end of the
route. Such animals as these can be
bred with greater certainty from mares
of Morgan descent than from those of
any other family.
The extreme prices paid for the best in
dividuals bred from the most fashionable
strains on the dams side may not be real
lied for them, but it is doubtful if the aver
age price at maturity will not equal the
average received for the more popularity
bred ones. Mares that are young, sound.
handsome and well gated. if bred from
the most fashionable strains. are gener-
ally held at such prices As to place them
beyond the reach of common farmers. If
inferior animals, even of the best strains,
are bought and put to breeding the pro-
duce will be very likely to prove a disap-
pointment when matured.
Years ago prejudice was created
against the MOrgans, which were claimed
| by those interested in other families As
being too small for general purposes and
too short-gaited for fast trotters. These
objections are bugbears of the past.
Many of the representatives of the Nor
gans to-day have plenty of size. This is
especially true of the knoXes in Maine.
the Morrills in New Hampshire, the Sec
ond generation of Lamberts in Vermont
and northern New York. particularly
when inbred to the Black Hawk strains
The Golddusts of Kentucky are another
branch of the Morgan family that range
from l5.2 to sixteen hands in height.
The prejudice which so long kept this
coming weaker every year. If those who
are inclined to sheer at the speed of trot-
tiers of Morgan lineage will carefully con-
suit the records, they will find that near
" every trotter bred in New England
that has gained a record of , 20 or bet
ter is related to the Morgan family.
Maine has produced in ali six now found
in the , 20 list. The fastest of these is
Hopeful, record to harness 2:l4i and to
wagon :lG4, a mark which no other trot-
ter has yet been able to equal in public
contest. Hopeful was by Godfrey Patch
en-; dam by the Brigham Horse; second
dam by Whalebone, son of Sherman Nor
gan; third dam by Winthrop Messenger.
The records fail to show that the Brigham
Horse ever got IA trotter to start in a pub
lie race, and his blood is not found in
the dam of any other fast trotter.
Lady Maud GASP is the next fastest
trotter ever raised in the Pine Tree State.
She was by Gen. Knox, by Vermont Hero.
by Sherman Black Hawk, by Hills Black
Hawk, son of Sherman Morgan. Her
dam was by grandson of Henry Clay,
known as Sabek. Next comes the PAGER
Benny (2:lSD, by Fearnaught, Jr.,
(2:25), by Fearnaught q :23t), an inbred
Morgan. The dam of Benny was by Gil
breth Knox, son of Gen. Knox. Iron
Age (2:l9D was by Jules Jurgenson, son
of Gen. Knox; dam said to be of Drew
descent. Camors (2:l9f) was by Gen.
Knox. Pilot Knox (2;l9D'was by Black
Pilot q 800 dam by Col. Ellsworth, son
of Gen. Knox. Forrest Patchen @ 1883,
bred by Howard ). Jones, New Durham,
n. H., was by King Patcheu, son of Tom
Patchen, known also as Bill Wellman,
and got by the famous trotter Geo. NJ.
Patchen g ;239). The dam OF Forrest
Patchen was by IA descendant of Hills
Black Hawk, out of mare by the Steve
French Horse, son of Flint Morgan, by